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Janet Julian

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Janet Julian
Born
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
EducationNorth Hollywood High School
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
Years active1973–1995 (actress)
1995–present (teacher)
SpouseMichael Lansbury[1]
Children3
Relatives
Websitejanetlansbury.com

Janet Lansbury is an American educator and former actress, credited as Janet Julian for much of her career.[2]

Early life

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Janet Lansbury was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised there and in Southern California.[2] She graduated from North Hollywood High School[3] and attended the University of California, Los Angeles before moving to New York to become a model. She was a print and commercial model including commercials for Herbal Essences shampoo.[4]

Acting career

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Lansbury got her big break when she won the role of Nancy Drew in the 1970s television series The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries when Pamela Sue Martin left the show in 1978. Her other well-known TV role came a year later on the cult TV series B. J. and the Bear as Tommy. She starred on the evening soap opera Falcon Crest in 1989 as Cookie Nash.

Lansbury made guest appearances on several TV shows, among them Battlestar Galactica; The Fall Guy; Knight Rider; Simon & Simon, Fudge; Columbo; Swamp Thing; 240 Robert; Murder, She Wrote; and Diagnosis: Murder. Her first film role was in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday. She starred in two films directed by Abel Ferrara: Fear City (1984) and King of New York (1990).

Teaching

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Lansbury left acting in 1995 to raise her three children with husband Michael Lansbury, and she later became a parent educator. She has served on the Board of Directors of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) since 1995 and teaches RIE Parent/Infant Guidance Classes. In 2009, she began a parent education blog. She later published two books, Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting and No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame. In 2015, Lansbury launched Janet Lansbury Unruffled, a podcast series about respectful parenting.

Personal life

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Julian has been married to Michael Lansbury, the nephew of actress Angela Lansbury, since 1990. They have three children together.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Other notes
1978 Big Wednesday Party Girl Credited as Janet Johnson
1981 Smokey Bites the Dust Peggy Sue Turner
1982 Humongous Sandy Ralston
1984 Fear City Ruby
Ghost Warrior Chris Welles
1986 On Dangerous Ground Vanessa Pilgrim
1990 King of New York Jennifer
Taking Care of Business Woman on Plane
1991 Heaven Is a Playground Dalton Ellis

Television

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Year Title Role Other notes
1973 Alias Smith and Jones Belle Haney Episode: "Only Three to a Bed"
Credited as Janet Johnson
The Waltons Naomi Atkins Episode: "The Triangle"
Credited as Janet Johnson
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Nancy Drew 4 episodes
1978–79 Battlestar Galactica Lt. Brie 4 episodes
1979 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Tommy Episode: "The Day that Shark Ate Lobo"
California Fever Sharon Episode: "Centerfold"
240-Robert Carol Episode: "Earthquake"
1979–81 B. J. and the Bear Tommy 8 episodes
1980 Here's Boomer Samantha Episode: "Private Eye"
1981 Enos Episode: "The Hostage"
1982 Today's FBI Episode: "Bank Job"
The Fall Guy Elizabeth Episode: "Hell on Wheels"
1983 Simon & Simon Tracy Penn Episode: "Design for Killing"
1984 Knight Rider Jody Tompkins Episode: "The Ice Bandits"
1989 Falcon Crest Cookie Nash 6 episodes
Columbo Jill Episode: "Sex and the Married Detective"
1991–93 Swamp Thing Dr. Ann Fisk 4 episodes
Murder, She Wrote Bonnie Hartman, Ellen Harper 2 episodes
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Melanie Episode: "Woman Trouble"
1995 Fudge Jaguar Maiden Episode: "My Grandmother the Card"

References

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  1. ^ Levy, Ariel (7 January 2022). "Janet Lansbury's Gospel of Less Anxious Parenting". New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ a b "About Me". Janet Lansbury. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ "Famous North Hollywood High School Alumni". Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Jussel, Amy (February 1, 2012). "The Supermodels, Then and Now + A Chat With Janet Lansbury". Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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